I was born in Harlem , New York and I recall my father Frank Nania and his guitar and singing all the songs that he grew up with - The Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra tunes - Plus all the records that my father had bought - Like the Classical music of Verdi , Beethoven , Wagner , Puccini , Brahms , Mozart , Schubert , - the pop recordings of Bing Crosby - Frank Sinatra -Benny Goodman - Jerry Vale - Perry Como - Tony Bennet - The Ink Spots - The Mills Brothers - Django Reinhardt - Dad and Mom bought me a red Mosrite guitar on August 4 1968 from the Sam Ash Music Store in Hempstead , Long Island , New York - It really has not stopped since I was born - December 20 1952 - Joe Nania

What was the first concert you ever went to?

Local bands in Whitestone , New York - what a great feeling to hear the reverb off of the Fender amplifiers - I had a red Mosrite Ventures guitar with silver parts and a Vox Royal Guardsman Amplifier - Joe Nania a.k.a. Hollywood Joe